Windows 10: Microsoft is reportedly testing big changes for Windows 10 and Shell

Microsoft has been rumoured to be working on a stripped down version of Windows for dual-screen devices. As per reports, Microsoft’s new modular operating system is internally called Windows Lite and it should power the first foldable device from the company.

Microsoft is also working on multiple shells to optimize the behaviour of Windows Lite/ Windows Core OS across various form factors, including dual-screen devices, Surface Hub or even HoloLens.

Yesterday, Windows 10 Build 18917 shipped to the Fast Ring and it comes with an interesting change that Microsoft did not announce. Twitter user Albacore claims that Windows 10 20H1 (Spring 2020 Update) lays the foundation for a big update that would separate Shell from the rest of Windows.

In Windows 10 20H1, there’s a Shell Update Agent which will be upgradable and independent of the operating system. This is part of Microsoft’s long rumoured plan to separate the base OS and the Shell.


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The component Shell Update Agent can also obtain and update the shell on demand.

He also discovered mention of “Undocked Shell” and this term was last used when Microsoft decoupled Windows Search and Cortana in Windows 10 May 2019 Update.

The company also appears to be working on another change to replace current Settings sycn with a new one that is more advanced and supports options such as File Explorer configuration. In Windows 10 20H1 preview builds, File Explorer has been tweaked to update your Pins to a different/newer(?) format and it could be part of the whole new upgradable Shell experience.

The new shell experience is still in the early days of development, but Windows 10 can already try to source Action Center from a Shell package if available.

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